Commercial real estate investing can be a very profitable endeavor, but if you’re trying to break into this industry and don’t know how to start, here are just a few basics to help get you started:

What is commercial real estate? Commercial property is basically anything that isn’t residential property — i.e., business offices, retail stores, schools, medical facilities, etc. Sometimes even apartments and condos can be considered commercial, depending on the company that owns the buildings and if they’re used for other things as well. Commercial property doesn’t actually have to have a building or business physically on it either; plots of land that are up for lease